Today’s Headlines

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  • City-Reported Ridership Estimates for Atlanta Streetcar Inflate Actual Ridership (WSB-TV)
  • United Way Considers Selling Downtown Office Along Atlanta Streetcar (Curbed)
  • Atlanta Regional Commission Launches Cheeky Ad Campaign Promoting Transit (ARC)
  • Georgia Bill Would Threaten Historical Sites in the Name of Roads (Saporta Report)
  • Merced County Has Seen Three-Fold Increase in Pedestrian Deaths (Merced Sun Star)
  • Temple Terrace Embraces Bike Month — Mayor Invites City on a Bike Ride (TBO)
  • Louisville Learns Going After the Pedestrians Doesn’t Help, So They Made Crossing Times Longer (WFPL)

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  • Developers Are Buying Property and Displacing Residents Along Miami’s Future Waterfront (CityLab)
  • WMFE Looks at Transit Ridership, Road Construction, and Privatization in Florida
  • Florida Still Has Second-Most Pedestrian Deaths in U.S. as Fatalities Increase Overall (Tampa Bay Times)
  • NASCAR’s Jimmy Johnson Will Bike From Asheville to Charlotte to Raise Safety Awareness (Xpress)
  • Roseboro Man Arrested After Fleeing From Stop for Bicycling Without Lights (Sampson Independent)
  • Atlanta’s Homes Effect How We Move Around the City (Medium)
  • MARTA Funding Plan B Hits Georgia Assembly This Week (Atl Biz Chronicle)
  • As Stores Leave Auburn Avenue, Some Question the Success of the Atlanta Streetcar (Curbed)

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Leading Pedestrian Intervals Make Crossing the Street a Little Safer in Downtown Louisville

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In an effort to increase street safety in Downtown Louisville, the city is making changes to the timing of traffic lights to promote slower speeds and to give people longer to cross the street. According to a report by WDRB’s Danielle Lama, those changes went live last week at 70 intersections in the core city. The The post Leading Pedestrian Intervals make crossing the street a little safer in Downtown Louisville appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

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  • Tampa Bay Times: Tampa Needs More Transportation Choices, Not Just More Tolls
  • Atlanta Might Go It Alone on MARTA Expansion (Curbed)
  • In Addition to MARTA, Atlanta Suburbs Need Last-Mile Connectivity (Creative Loafing)
  • GA Senate Introduces Bill for Yet Another Regional Transportation Study Committee (Atl Biz Chronicle)
  • Atlanta Legislative Races Might Indicate the Future of Regional Transit (AJC)
  • Suburban County With No Transit, Low Density Can’t Figure Out Millennials Won’t Stay (WSB)
  • Baton Rouge City Officials Reveal Preferred Streetcar Route From Capitol to Tiger Stadium (The Advocate)
  • Chattanooga Exploring New Bike-Share Bike Options, Including Electric Assist (Times Free Press)

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Parking Madness: Send Us Pics of Parking Lots Where Your City Should Be

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Parking craters that won the whole thing (left to right): Tulsa, Rochester, and Camden. Does your city have what it takes to compete in Streetsblog’s fourth annual Parking Madness tournament? Who will join Tulsa, Rochester, and Camden, NJ, as winners of the coveted “Golden Crater”? We’re looking for 16 parking scars blighting American downtowns. One will advance through our bracket to [...]

Today’s Headlines

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  • With Expansion Plan Smothered by State Lawmakers, What’s Next for MARTA? (AJC)
  • Mayor Reed Still Threatening Road Bill If MARTA Doesn’t Get Its Share (AJC)
  • Cobb’s Busiest Bus Route Looks to Expand Service as Riders Wait for BRT (MDJ)
  • SC Legislators Propose One-Shot Funding Scheme to Fix and Build Roads (T&D)
  • Charlotte’s South End Low-Income Housing Left Behind in Development Boom (Charlotte Observer)
  • Greensboro Incorporating Bike Lanes Into Street Resurfacing Project (News & Record)
  • Fayetteville, NC, May Expand Red-Light Camera Program (AP)
  • Washington Is Amtrak Gulf Coast Passenger Train’s Next Stop (WLOX)

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Today’s Headlines

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  • Blacksburg to Rip Out VA Tech Crosswalk Because Too Many People Are Using It (Roanoke Times)
  • Orlando Suburb to Subsidize Uber Fares to Cut Residents’ Transit Costs (Reuters)
  • New Times Examines Miami-Dade Transit Proposals
  • Two Children and a Man Had to Die to Get Tampa to Add a Crosswalk (TBO)
  • Tennessee DOT Commissioner Supports Transit Funding Bill (WZTV)
  • Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland in No Hurry to Fix His City’s Dying Transit System (Daily News)
  • Can Atlanta Become a Streetcar City Again? (WABE)
  • Gwinnett Business Leaders Want Their Own “BeltLine” (Gwinnett Daily Post)
  • GDOT Announces Partnership With Bike and Pedestrian Advocacy Groups (AJC)

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  • ATL Urbanist: Atlanta Needs to Step Up Development Along Streetcar Line (Medium)
  • MARTA Looks to Atlanta City Council to Move Forward With Expansion Vote (AJC)
  • Bill That Would Require Vote for BRT in Cobb County Passes Senate (AJC)
  • Braves Pedestrian Plaza Killed Because “Too Expensive” (AJC)
  • Tennessee Bill Would Make Streets More Dangerous (T4America)
  • Jacksonville Takes First Steps Toward Bike/Ped Master Plan (Florida Times-Union)
  • Miami’s “Underline” Moves Forward With Private Funding (Next City)
  • Miami Realizes Real Estate Prices Soar Near Transit (Miami Today)
  • Richmond to DC HSR Moves Through Second Phase of Impact Studies (Virginia Business)

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